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Uber settles “industry-leading background check” class-action for $28.5M
February 15, 2016 - Uber has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a federal class-action lawsuit originally filed in late December 2014 by six men who argued that the startup’s claim of running "industry-leading background checks" was false and misleading. Passengers paid a "safe ride fee," usually $1 to $2 on top of each fare, as a way to offset those costs. Under the terms of the deal, which was filed on Thursday, Uber will now rename this charge as a “booking fee” and will alter its language accordingly. The settlement also states that Uber and its subsidiary “expressly deny the allegations” and admit no wrongdoing. Specifically, the consolidated complaint, which combined other similar...
Libraries offer free criminal record expungement information Criminal records, sometimes decades ol
February 12, 2016 - Criminal records, sometimes decades old, can be a barrier to employment, buying a house or even volunteering at a school. Area public libraries are...
Study: 41% of Americans think federal universal background check law exists
February 11, 2016 - A pair of Yale University researchers have suggested that better-educating the general public about the true limits of existing gun control laws co...
New software improves public access to North Carolina criminal records
February 08, 2016 - Until last week, people who wanted to conduct a criminal record background check at the public computer terminals at the Cumberland County Courthou...
Hidalgo Co. Makes Court Records Available Online
February 04, 2016 - People who want to obtain court records in Hidalgo County can now get them for free. Previously, people who wanted copies of any cou...
Kentucky House approves bill to expunge non-violent criminal's records
February 03, 2016 - A bill aimed at allowing some nonviolent felons in Kentucky to have their criminal records expunged has won approval from the House Judiciary Commi...
MO lawmakers to make clearing criminal records easier
February 01, 2016 - You did the crime, you did the time - so should you be able to clean the slate? Some people in Stoddard County, including the prosec...
FBI Declares Arbitrary Halt to Background Check Appeals
January 26, 2016 - According to USA Today, FBI Assistant Director Stephen Morris said the halt in processing appeals, which went into effect on January 20, became nec...
Miramar set to eliminate background checks in business applications
January 25, 2016 - The Miramar commission will vote Wednesday night whether to eliminate a required criminal background check for business owners seeking to set up in...
Uber Loosens Background Check Policy For California Drivers
January 22, 2016 - Ride-hailing giant Uber is reconsidering its background check policy for drivers in California—and it’s not making it stricter. &nb...
Uber now approving applications for drivers with certain criminal records
January 20, 2016 - Ride-sharing service Uber is opening the door for more even more drivers to get jobs with the popular company with controversial reforms to its bac...
Asheville bans criminal record questions on job applications
January 20, 2016 - Asheville, one of the region's biggest employers, is eliminating any question about criminal convictions from most job applications, a change p...
Uber, Lyft could face fingerprint-based background checks
January 19, 2016 - The future of Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing companies continuing to provide services in Austin is uncertain as a fingerprint-based background c...
Increased demand for background checks leads to additional staff coming to FBI center in Clarksburg
January 14, 2016 - The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services division, headquartered in Harrison County, is having its request for more staffers to perfor...
Uber will give people whose felonies have been reduced to misdemeanors a chance to drive
January 13, 2016 - Almost anyone can drive for Uber: actors, musicians, retirees, stay-at-home moms. One group that has never been allowed on the platform is people w...
Advocates Hope for Action on National Background Check Bill
January 11, 2016 - Youth advocates hope this year will bring action on legislation that would give youth-serving organizations greater access to criminal background s...
Massive Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Seeks To Triple Its Number Of Target States
January 07, 2016 - Right before Christmas, the Coalition for Public Safety’s (CPS) action arm, the U.S. Justice Action Network, held a conference call, where th...
Kansas Criminal Records Check Application Available Online
January 04, 2016 - The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), in collaboration with Kansas.gov, provides applicable employers with online access...
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